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MS. Rawl. G. 38

Summary Catalogue no.: 14769

Physical Description

Composite: fols. 1–57 || B || C || D || E || F
Extent: i + 136 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.375 × 6 in.

History

Provenance and Acquisition

A-C at least were owned by Henry Spelman and bear his name (identifiable as MS. quarto 37 in Humphrey Wanley's catalogue, British Library Harl. MS 7055, fols. 232-8).

Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755

Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755

MS. Rawl. G. 38 – Part A

Contents

1. (fol. 1)
Gilbert of Hoyland, Epistolae
Rubric: Epistole Gilleberti quondam abbatis Hoylandie
Language(s): Latin
2. (fol. 8)
Gilbert of Hoyland, Tractatus asceticus
Language(s): Latin
3. (fol. 47)
Serlo of Wilton, Commentary on the Lord's Prayer
Incipit: ... Protector noster
Language(s): Latin

On some blank leaves are added:--(a) (fol. 54v) A bull of Urban III about the Cistercians, A.D. 1187: (b) (fol. 55) a circular letter from the abbey of Melrose relating to the death of Jocelin bp. of Glasgow (A.D. 1199).

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

Decoration

Penwork.

History

Origin: c. 1200 ; English

MS. Rawl. G. 38 – Part B

Contents

2. (fol. 58)
Cicero, De senectute
Rubric: ... Tullius de Senectute.
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century ; English

MS. Rawl. G. 38 – Part C

Contents

3. (fol. 74b)
Calcidius, Commentary on Plato, Timaeus
Incipit: Socrates in exortacionibus

Here without title.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 12th century, end ; English

MS. Rawl. G. 38 – Part D

Contents

4. (fol. 90)
Liber Ioseph et Aseneth

Latin tr. from Greek

Rubric: Incipit Vaseneth filia Putifaris sacerdotis & quo ordine accepit eam Ioseph in uxorem [later title]
Incipit: Et factum est in primo anno
Final rubric: Finit De Asenet
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century ; English

MS. Rawl. G. 38 – Part E

Contents

5. (fol. 97)
Theological excerpts, partly about St. Cuthbert
Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: 13th century ; English

MS. Rawl. G. 38 – Part F

Contents

6. (fol. 103)
Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae
Rubric: ... liber Boecij de consolatione

Ends (a leaf being lost) 'in sua natura perpenditur' in v. 6.

Language(s): Latin

Physical Description

Form: codex
Support: parchment

History

Origin: c. 1200 ; English

Additional Information

Record Sources

Description adapted (2025) from the Summary Catalogue (1895), with additional information on provenance.
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 3, p. 347
Summary Catalogue, Vol. 3, p. 348

Abbreviations

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Last Substantive Revision

2025-01: Description revised to incorporate all information from Summary Catalogue.